David Friend Recital Hall Concerts

April 26 — [7:30 pm] Songwriter’s Circle
2006 - The Songwriting Department proudly
presents another in the annual Songwriter’s
Circle Series featuring four outstanding
singer-songwriters performing solo and duo
versions of their songs. This is an acoustic
writers showcase which features ‘the song’
rather than ‘the arrangement.” This year’s
showcase will feature Megan Burtt, Lucas
Carpenter, James Farrell and Gabrielle Sadler
performing three songs each in an acoustic
setting featuring voices and guitar or piano.

April 27 — [1:00pm] — Music of the Crusaders
- Faculty saxophonist Dan Moretti leads this
student ensemble through the best of the soul/
funk jazz pioneers, The Crusaders with com-
positions and arrangements by Joe Sample,
Wayne Henderson, and Stix Hooper.

April 27 - [2:30pm] — Gospel: Traditional
and Spirituals - Faculty member Dennis
Montgomery presents small vocal ensembles
performing traditional and spiritual Gospel
Music.

April 27 - [4:00pm] — Jazz Composition En-
semble - The Jazz Composition Ensemble--a
ten piece band with alto, tenor, baritone saxes,
trumpets, trombone, guitar, piano, bass and
drums-- performs original student composi-
tions under the direction of Jazz Composition
department chair Ken Pullig.

April 27 — [7:30pm] — Terri Lyne Carrington
Ensemble - This concert will feature original
music by Terri Lyne Carrington, as well cho-
sen originals by the students in the ensemble.
Also, arrangements of popular pieces from the
Beatles to Herbie Hancock will be included.

April 28 — [1:00pm] — Acoustic Strings
Ensemble - Ensemble department faculty
member John McGann presents this Acoustic
Strings ensemble in performance.

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April 28 - [2:30pm] — Neo Soul - R&B vocal
ensemble performs music by Aretha Franklin,
Stevie Wonder and Chaka Kahn under the
direction of faculty member Skip Smith.

April 28 — [4:00pm] — The ECM Ensemble
- Faculty member Bruno Raberg presents
Berklee’s ECM ensemble performing music
from the ECM recording company.

April 28 — [7:30pm] — Contemporary Fusion
Ensemble - Melodious fusion compositions
by faculty trumpeter Tiger Okoshi will be
performed by his ensemble.

May | —[1:00pm] — 52nd Street Themes
Ensemble— Ensemble department faculty
member saxophonist Joe Lovano presents this
ensemble in performance.

May 1 —[2:30pm] — 21st Century Ensemble—
Ensemble department faculty member saxo-
phonist Joe Lovano presents this ensemble in
performance.

May 1 —[4:00pm] — The Afro-Pop Ensemble
- African Pop music and originals by the
ensemble will feature an exceptionally hard
grooving drum/percussion section under the
direction of faculty member Bob Pilkington.

May 1 - [7:30pm] - Find The Circle: Music
of Pat Metheny Ensemble — Under the direc-
tion of faculty member Winston Maccow, this
10 piece ensemble plays jazz fusion composi-
tions by renowned guitarist and composer Pat
Metheny.

May 2 - [1:00pm] — Advanced Small Band
Ensemble - Straight ahead jazz will be
performed by a group under the direction of
faculty member Mark Whitfield.